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Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Overwatch Outage Chart 12/04/2025 14:55

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

  1. Sign in (48%)

    Sign in (48%)

  2. Online Play (36%)

    Online Play (36%)

  3. Glitches (8%)

    Glitches (8%)

  4. Matchmaking (4%)

    Matchmaking (4%)

  5. Game Crash (4%)

    Game Crash (4%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
BrazilDois Irmãos Matchmaking
FranceToulouse Online Play
FranceNantes Online Play
FrancePuttelange-aux-Lacs Glitches
MexicoTlalnepantla Sign in
BrazilAssis Sign in
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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • electrathade Electrathade (@electrathade) reported

    So… is anyone else unable to get into a single game of Overwatch right now? Keep getting the “Error starting game, trying again.” At this point I don’t feel like it’s trying it’s best tbh

  • ZenixTwit Caoilim (@ZenixTwit) reported

    I love Overwatch so ******* much but come on man every time something is fixed another thing is broken!! #Overwatch2

  • nic0leism nicole🌻 (@nic0leism) reported

    overwatch is broken and it's been my entire personality this week so what do i do now ?????

  • princesskokiri charlie 🦦🫧 (@princesskokiri) reported

    bro overwatch 2 is so broken after that update the practice range won’t even load

  • timeofteez izzy 🦷 JONGHO DAY (@timeofteez) reported

    blizzard finally ******* fix overwatch challenge: FAILED

  • GenZLozEr boiussy212 (@GenZLozEr) reported

    @PlayOverwatch Could you guys please address the high ping issues players are having. Look at the replies on the known issues forum, not sure if it server issues or what. Im getting 150+ ping only on overwatch.

  • Chart40728793 Hatred (@Chart40728793) reported

    @Grynsii @PlayOverwatch I can’t wait to get on overwatch surely it’ll let me play a game and not get a error

  • Migrainesx Dustin (@Migrainesx) reported

    Anyone else getting errors trying to join Overwatch games?

  • Yasowhat John (@Yasowhat) reported

    @BlizzardCS in Overwatch keeps saying error starting game in all modes???

  • pricelikesstuff M. (@pricelikesstuff) reported

    Why is Overwatch broken again😪

  • 17TJK TJK (@17TJK) reported

    are overwatch servers down?

  • CannnedIce CanDICE 🌱🐺❄️ (@CannnedIce) reported

    Why is it that every time there is a “fix” or update to overwatch something always breaks? ….Billion dollar company

  • Ahrox_OP Ahrox Ahrox (@Ahrox_OP) reported

    @PlayOverwatch it's up to them what happens instead of metering maps and patching useless things to solve server problems and when is overwatch 3?????

  • jonunderscor Jon (@jonunderscor) reported

    if just 3 more people buy the overwatch battlepass, blizzard can use the money to fix the servers lets do our part!!!!

  • MemoryLotus Lotus (@MemoryLotus) reported

    Lol overwatch 2 broken again Noice

  • Zadraball 👻 Melly ツ 👻 (@Zadraball) reported

    Overwatch is broken now what am I meant to play

  • DeeboLFGM 2️⃣1️⃣🇮🇪 (@DeeboLFGM) reported

    Overwatch is broken

  • NateeRxven Nate (@NateeRxven) reported

    @PlayOverwatch @ismayhemthere Why won’t overwatch work? Keeps saying error searching for a game… trying again but it keeps saying the same stuff

  • BandiiBean BandiiBean (@BandiiBean) reported

    Is @Overwatch 2 borked RN? Keep getting "Error starting game, trying again" when trying to do QP.

  • alanah_bananas Alanah 👾 (@alanah_bananas) reported

    Look I woke up early to play overwatch just to figure out that it’s broken…. 🙃 MAN I could have been sleeping

  • CannnedIce CanDICE 🌱🐺❄️ (@CannnedIce) reported

    Anyone else having a problem getting into overwatch comp game? It just says connecting to server then error

  • Tankx2s Tank (@Tankx2s) reported

    is anyone else having an issue queuing into anything on OW2? #Overwatch #Overwatch2 #blizzard

  • N1ghtshadeZ 🎃NightshadeZ🎃 (@N1ghtshadeZ) reported

    I cant believe everytime Blizzard puts out a patch to "fix" something im Overwatch 2 another thing breaks Like i genuinly can't believe comp is broke now despite them "fixing" the rank system... This game is a joke

  • GreenZombie04 John Matthew (@GreenZombie04) reported

    Day 9 of Overwatch log in try to play a game or two before the gym and just keep getting errors trying to get in a game.

  • LuinCaveGreg Patrick Wimsatt (@LuinCaveGreg) reported

    @BlizzardCSEU_EN hello. I am able to log into overwatch 2 I find a match and then it says “error starting game, trying again” never works

  • TylerKirby14 Kirby (@TylerKirby14) reported

    @BlizzardCS hey is there something wrong with the overwatch servers cause me and my friends can't get into a match and we keep getting the same error

  • Hannahiku Hannah (@Hannahiku) reported

    damn overwatch 2 outage map shows red dots in every capital city in canada (aside like yukon n ****)

  • jaysalmond Jay S (@jaysalmond) reported

    @BlizzardCS @PlayOverwatch I keep getting “error starting game, please try again” in Overwatch 2. Is this a known issue?

  • Sphyx07 Sphyx (@Sphyx07) reported

    Tf is up with overwatch? Fix the game

  • Aerem_13 Aerem Thirteen ++ (@Aerem_13) reported

    @BlizzardCS Open Role is really struggling right now to connect to a skirmish, or game at all. Can't get in. Anyone else having this issue with Overwatch 2? #Overwatch #Queue